Kentrochrysalis streckeri

Kentrochrysalis streckeri
	Kentrochrysalis streckeri dorsal
	Kentrochrysalis streckeri ventral
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Sphingidae
Genus:	Kentrochrysalis
Species:	K. streckeri
Binomial name
	Kentrochrysalis streckeri; (Staudinger, 1880)[1]
Synonyms
	Sphinx streckeri Staudinger, 1880; Sphinx davidis Oberthür, 1880;

Kentrochrysalis streckeri is a species of moth of the family Sphingidae.

Distribution

It is known from Mongolia, the Russian Far East, north-eastern China and North Korea.[2]

Description

The wingspan is 88–90 mm. In Khabarovsk in Russia there is one full generation with adults on wing from May to July, with a partial second generation in August in some years.

Biology

The larvae have been recorded feeding on Fraxinus (including Fraxinus mandshurica), Ligustrum and Syringa species in Primorskiy Kray.

References

"CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.
Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Kentrochrysalis streckeri (Staudinger, 1880)". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 15, 2018.

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[1] "CATE Creating a Taxonomic eScience - Sphingidae". Cate-sphingidae.org. Retrieved 2011-11-01.

[2] Pittaway, A. R.; Kitching, I. J. (2018). "Kentrochrysalis streckeri (Staudinger, 1880)". Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic. Retrieved December 15, 2018.